The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) meeting agenda and materials are published seven days prior to the upcoming ARC meeting and will be available up to one year following the meeting. Download the printable agenda and meeting results.

Council Meeting9 a.m.
Location
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
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AgendaDescriptionResults
Item 1Call to Order/AnnouncementsN/A
Item 2Consider the August and September 2022 meeting and regional hearing summaries.Approved
Item 3Items approved by the Division of State Lands via the online negative response process since the August 2022 ARC meeting.N/A
Item 42022 Annual update on the Division of State Lands conservation easement monitoring program.N/A
Item 5
Annual Land Management Review Team findings and the Land Management Uniform Accounting Council 2022 Annual and Biennial Reports.
N/A
Item 6Consider the proposed 2023 Acquisition and Restoration Council calendar.Approved
Item 7Consider a request to approve an additional activity for the Interim Management Guidelines.Deferred
Item 8Consider whether an approximately 1.55-acre private utility easement to Lee County Electric  Cooperative, Inc., within the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb WMA (aka Yucca Pens) is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.Approved
Item 9Take Public Testimony on the Florida Forever 2022 Cycle 2 Proposals.N/A
Item 10
Consider project evaluation reports for the CNC Ranch, Double G Legacy, Gardner Marsh, Gilchrist Club, Goodno Ranch, Heartland Wildlife Corridor, Keen Ranch, Natural Bridge Timberlands, Avalon and Wolfe Creek Forest Addition II 2022 Cycle 2 Florida Forever proposals.
Approved
Vote on whether to add ten 2022 Cycle 2 Florida Forever proposals to the 2023 Florida Forever Priority List.
Approved
Item 12Consider a staff recommendation to remove Corrigan Ranch and Hardee Flatwoods from the 2023 Florida Forever Priority List.Approved
Item 13Vote on whether to amend the Florida’s First Magnitude Springs Florida Forever Project Boundary to add 13 parcels totaling approximately 742 acres in Suwannee and Lafayette counties with a combined tax assessed market value of $1,987,808.Approved
Item 14Vote on whether to amend the Pinhook Swamp Florida Forever Project Boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 950.5 acres in Columbia County with a tax assessed market value of $889,668.Approved
Item 15Consider an amendment to the T. H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 3533).Approved
Item 16Consider the 10-year McKissack Beach and Marsh Management Plan (Lease No. 4579).Approved
Item 17Consider a 10-year update to the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve Management Plan (Lease No. 4195).Approved
Item 18Consider a 10-year update to the Little Gator Creek Wildlife and Environmental Area Management Plan (Lease No. 4723).Approved
Item 19Consider a 10-year update to the Hontoon Island State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 2468).Approved
Item 20Consider a 10-year update to the Blue Spring State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 2622).Deferred
Item 21Consider a Management Plan for Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, which includes Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve and Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve.Approved
Item 22Consider a 10-year update to the Tiger Bay State Forest Management Plan (Lease Nos. 3902, 4086, and 4326).Approved
Item 23Connecting the Habitat Dots for Florida Panther RecoveryN/A
 Adjourn 

 

 

 

Please contact the Division of State Lands, Office of Environmental Services at 850-245-2555 for additional information.
 
Shauna R. Allen, Staff Director
Office of Environmental Services
Division of State Lands
Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, M.S. 140
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000

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